Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

They succeed, because they think they can.

They succeed, because they think they can.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]

The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]

The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]

The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]

He is not poor who has a competency.

He is not poor who has a competency.